Auction Catalogue

10 & 11 December 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 115

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10 December 2014

Hammer Price:
£160

British War Medal 1914-20 (9) (23349 Pte. C. Hewitt, N. Staff. R.; 10937 Sjt. J. Postlethwaite, N. Staff. R.7648 Pte. T. Royals, N. Staff. R.; 32033 Pte. G. Mawby, North’n. R.; 4068 Pte. F. M. Orton, North’n. R.; 38764 Pte. P. G. Westcott, North’n. R.; 46841 Pte. G. Thatcher, Worc. R.; 200391 Sjt. F. W. Thomas, Worc. R.; 25882 Pte. W. Tripp, Worc. R.) some with edge bruising, very fine and better (9) £140-180

C. Hewitt later served with the Army Service Corps and was entitled to the B.W.M. and Victory Medals.

J. Postlethwaite entered the Balkan theatre of war on 2 July 1915 and was discharged in April 1919.

Thomas Royals was entitled to a 1914 Star trio for services in the 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, and afterwards served in the Labour Corps.

Gladstone Mawby’s service record is available online - born in Northampton in 1896, he enlisted in the Northamptonshire Regiment in June 1916, and served with the 1st/6th Royal Warwickshire Regiment out in France from 5 July 1917, and later in Italy.

Fred Morris Orton’s service record is online - a native of Wellingborough, he later served with the Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, and was entitled to a 1914-15 Star trio, having entered the Balkan theatre of war on 15 November 1915. He was also awarded the Silver War Badge.

Percy George Westcott’s service record is available online - a native of Kennington, he later served in the Labour Corps and was entitled to the B.W.M. and Victory Medals.

George Thatcher’s service record is available online - a native of Old Swinford, Stourbridge, he served out in France with the 4
th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, from 10 July 1917, and suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder 15 April 1918.

Frederick W. Thomas served with the 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, and was entitled to the B.W.M. and Victory Medals.

William Tripp, a native of Gillingham, Kent, enlisted in the 14th (Birmingham Pals) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, in November 1915, and went out to France in the following year, where he was awarded three blue wound chevrons.